2007-02-19: Dejal announces Simon 2.2.1

Mon, 2007-02-19 13:18 — David Sinclair

A Mac OS X application to monitor websites and servers for changes or failures.

PORTLAND, Oregon -- February 19, 2007 -- Dejal today announced the immediate availability of Dejal Simon 2.2.1, the essential site monitoring tool for Mac OS X. It checks web pages, FTP and DNS servers, local or remote ports, and other services for changes or failures, and notifies you via e-mail, sound, speech, or HTML reports.

Add tests to Simon to track updated sites, to alert you when an important server goes down or recovers, check on Samba SMB, take periodic screenshots of the system, track posts and new comments on your or friends' blogs, check for web mail, make sure a key application is running, get notifications of updates to favorite news and entertainment websites, keep an eye on auctions, and many other uses.

HTML reports allow remote viewing of a summary and/or details of Simon monitoring. Reports can be saved to a local web server, or uploaded remotely. Customizable templates (with several examples provided) allow embedding in a web page, using a compact format suitable for viewing on PDAs and cellphones, creating a RSS feed, and more.

This is a minor update to Simon, but recommended for all users. This release fixes issues with running Simon headlessly, bugs in the Script, Web, Growl, and Specific DNS plug-ins, and other improvements. See the release notes for more information.

Pricing & Availability:

Simon is immediately available through Dejal's online store (http://www.dejal.com/store/). Three license levels are available: "Basic", allowing up to 7 tests, priced at $29.95 (US); "Standard", allowing up to 20 tests, at $59.95; and "Enterprise", allowing an unlimited number of tests, priced at $195. This is a free update for licensed Simon 2 users.